Scott Morrison makes case for negative gearing change – despite ruling it out

Contradictory and selective arguments for retaining negative gearing fail to conceal the reasons reform is neededThe latest housing finance figures show that house prices are on track to continue to rise faster for at least another six months, while a speech by the treasurer suggests the government will shy away from touching negative gearing in the May budget.On Tuesday Scott Morrison gave an address to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. It was one of those speeches we get in